Site-Based Quality Engineer

NES Group Ltd; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

NES Fircroft is seeking a Site-Based Quality Engineer to support the Project Quality Manager across manufacturing, construction, installation and handover activities, driving risk-based QA and ensuring compliance with ITPs and specs.

You will manage non-conformances, audits, records and client interfaces on site in Scotland, with extensive UK travel and responsibility for timely handover documentation.

Qualifications

• Lead auditor qualification required.
• Experience in QA for large infrastructure projects.
• Auditing and inspection skills across multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and reporting abilities.

Responsibilities

• Audit internal teams and subcontractors against ISO 9001 requirements and project specs.
• Attend FATs and SATs during manufacturing, installation and construction.
• Record audit findings and ensure corrective actions are closed out.
• Coordinate quality control with mechanical and electrical teams.

Skills

Lead Auditor

Quality Assurance

Auditing

Stakeholder Engagement

Job description

Site-Based Quality Engineer

Location: Finstown and Dounreay

Duration: initial 12-month contract

Outside IR35

Role Summary

The Site-Based Quality Engineer is responsible for supporting the Project Quality Manager, Project Manager and Site Manager by providing risk-focused quality assurance across manufacturing, construction, installation, commissioning and handover activities. The role ensures compliance with contractual requirements, project controls, quality standards and technical specifications through audits, inspections and documentation reviews. Working closely with project teams, clients, suppliers and subcontractors, the successful candidate will monitor quality performance, manage non-conformances and support the successful delivery and handover of project documentation and records.

Key Accountabilities

• Act as the site quality focal point for the company, the client and the project delivery team.
• Provide guidance and support to site personnel on quality requirements and project controls.
• Deliver risk-based audits and inspections across suppliers, subcontractors and site activities.
• Verify compliance with Inspection and Test Plans (ITPs), specifications, applicable standards and contractual requirements.
• Manage quality records, defects, non-conformances, concessions and handover documentation.
• Monitor quality performance and elevate significant risks, overdue actions and quality issues where necessary.

Responsibilities

Audits and Inspections

• Audit internal teams and subcontractors against ISO 9001 requirements, project specifications, standards and contractual obligations.
• Record audit findings and ensure corrective actions are implemented and closed out effectively.
• Attend Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT) and Site Acceptance Tests (SAT) during manufacturing, installation and construction activities.
• Complete monthly safety and management system inspections in accordance with project requirements.
• Coordinate quality control activities alongside mechanical and electrical inspection teams.

Inspection and Test Plans (ITPs)

• Review, approve or endorse Inspection and Test Plans and associated installation and commissioning records within delegated authority.
• Verify compliance with approved ITP requirements and ensure records are maintained throughout project execution.
• Coordinate inspection and witness notifications with clients in accordance with approved ITPs.
• Monitor manufacturing and installation activities while undertaking compliance verification checks.

Records, Documentation and Project Completion

• Coordinate the collection, review and storage of quality and construction records with Document Control.
• Maintain complete and traceable inspection, testing, material and delivery records.
• Ensure subcontractor documentation is reviewed and approved by relevant parties throughout the project lifecycle.
• Support subcontractors in preparing compliant as-built and handover documentation.
• Monitor the receipt, review and storage of operation and maintenance manuals.
• Support suppliers and package managers in capturing completion evidence and defect records within approved project systems.

Non-Conformance and Defect Management

• Support project teams in raising, managing and closing non-conformances within agreed timescales.
• Manage deviations from specifications, standards and project controls through formal NCR procedures.
• Monitor snagging activities and outstanding work using approved project systems.
• Escalate overdue NCRs and verify that all supporting closure evidence has been appropriately recorded.

Client and Stakeholder Liaison

• Represent the Quality function during client meetings, progress reviews and site inspections.
• Coordinate client notifications relating to inspections, testing and quality matters.
• Manage client-raised NCRs and defects with appropriate technical specialists.
• Work collaboratively with Project Managers, engineers, subcontractors and quality teams.
• Agree and document processes for managing snags and outstanding project activities.

Reporting

• Produce weekly reports detailing project progress, quality risks, defects and overdue actions.
• Prepare monthly quality reports for Project Management and Quality leadership teams.
• Maintain visibility of project deliverables, documentation status, completion metrics and NCR closure performance.

Key Deliverables

• Quality Plans and Inspection & Test Plans reviewed, approved or endorsed as required.
• Delivery of a comprehensive risk-based audit and inspection programme.
• Up-to-date audit, inspection, defect and NCR trackers.
• Accurate construction completion and handover reporting.
• Fully traceable quality records and handover documentation.
• Weekly and monthly quality performance reports, including risk escalation where necessary.

Essential Requirements

• Recognised Lead Auditor qualification.
• National Grid Persons authorisation (or equivalent where required).
• Minimum five years' experience within a quality role in project, construction or infrastructure environments.
• Experience engaging with stakeholders at multiple levels of an organisation.
• Experience working within highly regulated industries.
• Proven background supporting major infrastructure or engineering projects within a matrix organisation.

Desirable Requirements

• Driver awareness training.
• Practical application of CDM regulations.
• Experience working with clients, regulators and external stakeholders.
• Experience coordinating quality resources across complex projects.
• Project Quality Management training or equivalent quality management qualification.
• Chartered Quality Professional status or actively working towards professional registration.

Additional Requirements

• Willingness to travel extensively throughout the UK.
• Ability to work away from home and on rotational assignments when required.
• Full UK driving licence.

With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Chemicals, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining andManufacturingsectors worldwide. With more than 80 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed. We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits, to providing market-leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients.